This compelling anthology series recreates some of Britain's most notorious criminal trials, in which both male and female defendants stood accused of murder if convicted, all faced the gallows. Introduced by Robert Morley, these dramas reconstruct fourteen sensational trials and feature powerful performances from an outstanding cast which includes Elaine Paige, Joan Sims, Rita Tushingham, George Baker, Peter Sallis, Michael Kitchen, Hannah Gordon, Christopher Cazenove, Ian Charleson, Michael Jayston, Kenneth Haigh, John Fraser, Gayle Hunnicutt and Phyllis Calvert.